{"id":2020952,"date":"2023-09-03T16:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/electric-vehicles-catch-fire-after-hurricane-idalia-flooding\/"},"modified":"2023-09-03T16:53:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:53:32","slug":"electric-vehicles-catch-fire-after-hurricane-idalia-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/electric-vehicles-catch-fire-after-hurricane-idalia-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"EVs ignite post-Hurricane Idalia flooding."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felectric-vehicles-catch-fire-after-hurricane-idalia-flooding%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2020952&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/hurricane-idalia\">Hurricane Idalia<\/a> \u2062 wreaked havoc \u200din <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/florida\">Florida<\/a> \u2062last \u200bweek, reports of electric\u2064 vehicles catching fire after\u2062 encountering floodwaters started to \u2062surface.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LwraIqtRFqM\">ABC\u2019s Tampa Bay affiliate<\/a>, at least two Tesla \u2064vehicles, one in Pinellas Park and another\u200d in \u200bPalm Harbor, burst into flames \u2062after being contaminated \u200bby saltwater from \u2063the storm surge.<\/p>\n<p>Palm Harbor Fire Rescue \u2063issued\u2062 a\u2064 warning on\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Palmharborfire\/posts\/697381912418591?ref=embed_post\">Facebook<\/a> about\u2062 the incident, cautioning that exposure to \u200bsaltwater can trigger combustion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outdated-solar-panels-wind-turbines-electric-car-batteries-will-clog-landfills-with-hazardous-waste-according-to-new-report\/\" title=\"Outdated Solar Panels, Wind Turbines, Electric Car Batteries Will Clog Landfills With Hazardous Waste According To New Report\">lithium-ion batteries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Owners \u2064of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thanks-biden-gigantic-american-oil-caverns-sitting-empty-will-take-decades-to-refill\/\" title=\"Biden's Contribution: Vast US Oil Caverns Empty, Slow to Refill\">electric \u2064vehicles<\/a> were advised to immediately move any car that had \u200dcome \u2063into contact with saltwater, especially if \u2063it was\u200b parked in a garage.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dlist of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/electric-vehicles-catch-fire-after-hurricane-idalia-flooding\/\" title=\"EVs ignite post-Hurricane Idalia flooding.\">potentially affected vehicles \u2064includes golf carts<\/a> and electric scooters.<\/p>\n<p>In an explainer video, The\u2062 Weather Channel\u2019s Danielle Banks <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.com\/safety\/auto\/video\/laborious-ev-fires-igniting-after-idalia-flooding\">explained<\/a> that salt particles can enter the battery and other electrical components, acting as a conductor and leading to a short circuit and fire. The \u200drisk of ignition can persist for weeks after a storm.<\/p>\n<p>Banks added that the \u2064battery packs in \u2062electric\u200c vehicles are encased in metal and difficult\u200b to access at the bottom of\u2062 the cars. Extinguishing the\u2063 fire can require tens of thousands of gallons of water and hours of firefighting, and there is still a possibility of reignition days later.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tesla provides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla.com\/support\/submerged-vehicle-guidance\">guidance<\/a> for owners whose vehicles \u2063have been submerged due to \u200dflooding or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boil-water-notice-goes-out-in-texas-capital-amidst-severe-winter-weather\/\" title=\"Boil Water Notice Goes Out In Texas Capital Amidst Severe Winter Weather\">extreme weather conditions<\/a> on its website.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers \u200dare advised to treat their vehicle as if it \u200bhas been in an accident, contact their \u2063insurance company, refrain\u2064 from \u2064operating the vehicle without\u200d an\u2062 inspection from an authorized \u200cshop, and\u200b move the vehicle at least\u2064 50 feet away from\u2063 structures \u200cor other combustible materials.<\/p>\n<p>Hurricane Idalia made landfall over Florida\u2019s \u2062Gulf \u2063Coast\u200b near Keaton Beach, bringing strong \u200cwinds, heavy rains, and storm surge. \u2064It\u200d has since \u2064swept across Florida \u2064and neighboring states and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/watch\/play-69e00674a000e3d\">dissipated<\/a> over the Atlantic\u2062 Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>As a precaution, authorities urged electric vehicle\u200c owners to move their cars to\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/florida-residents-told-move-electric-cars-before-idalia-hits-1822924\">higher ground<\/a> when the storm approached.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, other hurricanes\u2064 have also caused electric vehicles to \u200ccatch fire, prompting officials and policymakers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rickscott.senate.gov\/services\/files\/EA2BECF3-6D20-45A1-8F39-774B8534A800\">question<\/a> whether auto-makers are taking \u200dsufficient measures to develop safety protocols. This concern arises amid\u200b the \u2064Biden administration\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/04\/13\/climate\/electric-vehicles-biden-epa.html\">push<\/a> for\u200d a transition\u200c away from gasoline-burning vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>According to USA\u2063 Today, 21 electric vehicles burned due to flooding\u200d from \u200dHurricane Ian in Florida\u2062 and the \u200cCarolinas last year, out of an estimated\u2062 358,000 damaged \u2062vehicles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Hurricane Idalia hit Florida, electric vehicles catching fire in floodwaters became a concern. Two Tesla vehicles in Pinellas Park and Palm Harbor ignited due to saltwater contamination from the storm surge, as reported by ABC&#8217;s Tampa Bay affiliate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2020953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2020952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2020952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2020953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2020952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2020952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2020952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}